A best practices document released by the US National Security Agency has advised users against using open source operating system platforms like Linux.
In its âBest Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secureâ document, the NSA has determined that Microsoftâs proprietary Windows 7 and Windows Vista offer the best security features to users compared to previous versions like Windows XP.

âBoth Windows 7 and Vista provide substantial security enhancements over earlier Windows
workstation operating systems such as XP. Many of these security features are enabled by default and help prevent many common attack vectors,â the NSA report said.